Science
Medical Biotechnology
For many people, biotechnology means genetically modifi ed organisms, alien species, toxic weapons or hormone-treated beef. Yet it is also a tool to control plant and animal pests, pre- serve species, utilize genetic resources for health and nutrition and protect the environment.
Problem of Presence
Documents how the apostolics' rejection of scripture speaks to long-standing concerns within Christianity about mediation and authority.
Balancing Water
The Klamath Basin is a land of teeming wildlife, expansive marshes, blue-ribbon trout streams, tremendous stretches of forests, and large ranches in southern Oregon and northern California.
Beasts of Eden
Mammals first evolved at about the same time as dinosaurs, and their story is perhaps the more fascinating of the two--in part because it is also our own story.
Being Human
Being Human examines the complex connections among conceptions of human nature, attitudes toward non-human nature, and ethics.
Beriberi, White Rice, and Vitamin B
In this comprehensive account of the history and treatment of beriberi, Kenneth Carpenter traces the decades of medical and chemical research that solved the puzzle posed by this mysterious disease.
Berlin Electropolis
Berlin Electropolis ties the German discourse on nervousness in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to Berlin's transformation into a capital of the second industrial revolution.
Biodiversity Response to Climate Change in the Middle Pleistocene
This book chronicles the discovery and analysis of animal fossils found in one of the most important paleontological sites in the world - Porcupine Cave, located at an elevation of 9, 500 feet in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
Buddha Is Hiding
Fleeing the murderous Pol Pot regime, Cambodian refugees arrive in America as at once the victims and the heroes of America's misadventures in Southeast Asia; and their encounters with American citizenship are contradictory as well.
Cacti
The Cactaceae family, with about sixteen hundred species, is cultivated worldwide for fruits, forage, fodder, and even as a vegetable. Cacti are recognized for their attractive flowers, special stem shapes, and ability to tolerate drought.